The Western Code
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The Western Code

9.0 / 10 1932 57mNR French
Western

Storyline

When Tim Barrett rides into Carabinas, his reputation as a lawman precedes him. Rescuing Polly Loomis from the unwanted attentions of a saloon ruffian, he learns her mother married ranch foreman Nick Grindel shortly before her death, and left everything to him in her will. Nick has proposed marriage to his stepdaughter, and she fears violence if her hot-blooded brother Dick finds out. When a body is found at the Bow Knot, Tim barely rescues Dick from a necktie party and is deputized to investigate when Dick confesses to a crime he didn't commit.

Cast & Crew

Tim McCoy

Tim McCoy

Tim Barrett

Lead
Nora Lane

Nora Lane

Polly Loomis

Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer

Chapman

Dwight Frye

Dwight Frye

Dick Loomis

Wheeler Oakman

Wheeler Oakman

Nick Grindell

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Warden

Gordon De Main

Gordon De Main

Fred Purdy

Emilio Fernández

Emilio Fernández

Indian Joe

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John P. McCarthy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. The Western Code is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker